Watch The Last of Us PAX Theater Gameplay Demo in HD

Pax Prime was a blast! We were amped to publicly show off our behind-closed-doors gameplay demo of The Last of Us that only a very select few media members saw at E3. If you weren’t able to make it out to Seattle we don’t want to leave you out (or leave you watching someone’s illicit shaky-cam YouTube video) so here it is:

This demo highlights narrative exploration through interactive prompts, environmental puzzles, the balance of power AI, and some of the dynamic stealth elements you’ll be able to use to plan Joel and Ellie’s survival. How many resources are at your disposal? Do you go offensive or defensive? You’ll have to keep calm, think, and rely on your partner, Ellie, as you survive and make your way westward.

We can’t thank you enough for the reception we’ve received so far for The Last of Us. At PAX Prime, we had some awesome conversations, saw some amazing things, and met some truly dedicated fans. You guys and gals make all our hard work that much more rewarding – thank you.

I can’t wait to see more of how much control players have over various game situations. This was very different than the previously released game play for the same location and both were tense, scary and adrenaline filled. This game looks so amazing that my biggest fear is that it will only last about five or 10 hours.

The level of detail is fantastic, really grimy and some nice animations like the swinging sign when boosting Ellie, hand-on-wall fondling, facial blood dripping and molotov fuel seen previously. Really love the diffused shadows when in shade, too.

My only reasonable complaints are about the jaggy shadows and inconsistent AA, especially noticeable in direct sunlight, the same as Uncharted 3. Shadows from the flashlight already seem much better than Uncharted 3’s though.

Anyway, I appreciate you showing gameplay demos running on PS3, even if it’s not up to the standard you expect to ship yet. None of the “running on PS3-level PC hardware” *six years* into the hardware lifespan nonsense.

The amount of pride you guys at Naughty Dog take in your work is so unbelievably present in every game, advertisement, or clip you put out. This demo gave me chills. I absolutely can’t wait for this game to release so I can get lost in it for a few days.

One suggestion, though: It’s time to go radio-silent on this one. I don’t know anyone who needs to see more than the E3/PAX Demos to warrant a purchase of The Last of Us when it comes out next year. Hopefully January 1st.

Competing agains Watch Dogs and especially MGS : ground zeros is tough, but I’m sure you’ll surprise us with more, the titles of ‘GOTY 2013′ is going to be really hard, but I’m sure this game can do it.

D*ammit, ND, you made me look! I swore I’d go on total media blackout on this certain GOTY because I’ve already seen too much, but I can’t help it. This was best clip yet as it shows off how you can make different choices and play the same area differently.

I’m betting the other developers sneak into your demos and their jaws drop when they see how Team ND can squeeze every last drop of awesomeness out of the PS3.

OK, now for sure I refuse to watch your next video from TGS, I mean it this time!

Please Naughty Dog NO 3D!!! We all know Uncharted 3 would look as good as Last of Us if it didn’t support 3D. Kepp doing what you’re doing make this game look amazing despite being run on 6 years old hardware. Don’t even think twice about 3D. You guys made the right decision not to support it.

Absolutely incredible, the way he approaches the enemies at the beggining is much more stealthy and the exploration and open level design is better demonstrated this time. And the detail is stunning, Naughty Dog’s art direction is so boss.

two things that bug me a little are the UI and that you can take quite a few bullets, i hope there’s an option to turn off the UI and a ‘survival mode’ similar to I Am Alive where the game is less forgiving.

Naughty Dog has to be from the future! Everything they touch looks like they know exactly what all gamers want. That was a true joy to watch. I have been hiding and not looking at anything Last of Us due to me wanting to be completely surprised. I couldn’t help it anymore and I have to say it exceeded all my expectations. PS4! Who needs a PS4! The PS3 looks like it’s doing just fine. Well done Naughty Dog, well done! I cannot wait to throw money at this game D1P!

In Uncharted 3 switching to 3D mode downgrades the graphics slightly from what normal mode can achieve.
The Last of Us looks so good because they have had more time to improve on the engine, not because there is no 3D option.

I can not wait for this game. Sony and Naughty Dog have truly put together something magical. This game will revolutionize the way games are played, created, and viewed by everyone in the industry and gamer’s around the world. 2013 will be the start of something big for gaming and we can only thank one of the greatest company’s around. Naughty Dog thank you for being a Sony exclusive.

Here’s to Naughty Dog owning 2013

*I was lucky enough to run into Ashley Johnson at Comic-con ’12 on the exhibit hall floor, she’s the greatest and glad you guys choose such a amazing actress. *thumbs up*

Can’t wait to get this game and just buy everything that i would have to play to get or just buy an add-on that makes it so there’s no enemies and it’s super easy! No respect left for Naughty Dog after this Ucharted 3 “DLC” BS

When Joel and Ellie first see the bandit guys on the roof you hear one of them say that these infected are called “clickers” hmmmm…
Im soooo anxious to see what the combat will be like with these things. What are they? How did this infection start???